dan tynan on Nov 12 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Faux News, Infoworld, Microsoft, censorship
The residents of Cringeville weigh in on Rupert Murdoch’s battle with Google, Windows 7, and cartoons
dan tynan on Nov 10 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Faux News, Google, Infoworld
Rupert Murdoch says he may make his sites invisible to Google and other news aggregators. Good luck with that, Sir Rupe.
dan tynan on Apr 06 2009 | Filed under: Copyrights and wrongs, Cringley, Faux News, Infoworld
Forget pirating movies — just talking about using BitTorrent is enough to get you canned. But when it comes to online leaks the movie studios end up winning more than they lose.
dan tynan on Apr 03 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Da Web, Faux News, Foolishness, Google, Infoworld, Microsoft, Twit or Tweet
New Orleans has Mardi Gras, San Francisco has Halloween, and for those of us who spend too many of our waking hours on the Net, the biggest party of the year happens on April Fools Day.
Infoworld certainly did its part to add to the foolishness. It’s always a treat to see how ticked [...]
dan tynan on Apr 02 2009 | Filed under: Faux News, Foolishness, Infoworld, Twit or Tweet, Web 2.0
Obama administration seeks to expand e911 service to mobile Web
by Dan Tynan
In a milestone that marks Twitter’s evolution from a tool for self-obsessed 20-somethings into a vital part of our nation’s telecommunications infrastructure, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced it is adding the micro blog to the national emergency response network.
Beginning next January, individuals [...]
dan tynan on Apr 01 2009 | Filed under: Faux News, Foolishness, Microsoft
Company declines to press charges, claims it was ‘just a big misunderstanding’
By Dan Tynan
Billionaire Bill Gates was briefly detained after attempting to break into offices at Microsoft’s worldwide headquarters late last night.
The Microsoft co-founder retired from his position as Chairman last July, but maintains an office on the sprawling Redmond campus.
According to officials, Gates attempted [...]
dan tynan on Apr 01 2009 | Filed under: Faux News, Foolishness, Microsoft, yahoo
The drive to save money in tough economic climate means no more free lunches – even at Google
By Dan Tynan
Belt tightening has hit Silicon Valley in a big way. Intel has instituted a salary freeze from the CEO’s office on down. Cisco is no longer footing the bill for its employees’ home broadband connections. And [...]
dan tynan on Apr 01 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Faux News, Foolishness, Infoworld, Microsoft
Yes the Worm of the Century has struck — and our lives will never be the same. Right?
dan tynan on Nov 15 2008 | Filed under: Faux News
Are we heading toward total economic collapse, riots, and a return to the Great Depression? Yes, if you believe folks like Gerald Celente and Fox News.
Don’t look now, but the sky is falling.
At least it is if you believe Gerald Celente, who’s making headlines today across the blogosphere with some real downer predictions. By 2012, [...]
